In 1948, on the battlefield of Chengcheng, General ** was personally commanding the operation. Suddenly, he saw Mr. Peng appear on the front line, and instantly roared: "Who asked you to come?"
Go back! Hearing this, Mr. Peng was not convinced, glared back, and said provocatively: "What's wrong?" What's the big deal, let you die, not let me die? ”
The soldiers present did not dare to interject, and could only watch the two arguing. **The general, known as the "King Beard", got this nickname because he always stayed the course in battle and would not shave until he reached the set goal.
Born in Liuyang, Hunan, he devoted his life to the revolutionary cause and made outstanding achievements. In 1927, at the age of 19, he joined the Komsomol, determined to change his fate and the fate of the oppressed.
In revolutionary work, he actively participated in organizing actions, led a battalion to crisscross the north and south of the river, and participated in many battles, such as the construction of the Hunan and Jiangxi revolutionary base areas and the Red Army's anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles.
His audacity and carefulness helped the Red Army to many victories.
In the fall of 1934, the Red Army.
The 2nd and 6th Army Corps launched an attack on Xiangxi, but they were blocked by the enemy and it was difficult to advance. Many suggested attacking again, but at this time the enemy had the upper hand and it was difficult to achieve victory by rushing forward.
In desperation, the chief asked for advice. ** It is recommended to "fake a shot, lose the battle, expose the flaws, and let the enemy scheming". * The plan was implemented, and he led the main force of the troops to retreat from the garrison to the area of Gesha and Tawo.
After observation, he found that the terrain around 100,000 pyeong was more conducive to attacking, so he led his troops to ambush there. **After leading the follow-up troops to 100,000 pyeong, he questioned why it was not carried out according to the plan.
* Explained that "the terrain around the sand and Tawo is too narrow, and only one regiment of the enemy can be destroyed, and it is my fault that I did not report it in advance." After investigation, it was found that **'s words were correct, so he did not pursue them.
Later, in this battle, ** and his comrades destroyed more than 1,000 enemies and captured more than 2,000 enemy soldiers. In many battles such as the Battle of the Fenhe River later, ** bore the brunt of each time and suffered many injuries.
Ren Bishi, ** and other ** leaders dissuaded him many times not to "take the lead", but he insisted on his position every time. In 1938, he led the troops to conquer 7 county towns including Ningwu in a row, and established an anti-Japanese regime in the land of Sanjin.
Subsequently, according to the instructions of ***, he advanced to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border area, where more than 70 battles were fought and the Yanbei anti-Japanese base area centered on the Hengshan area was created.
From January to August 1939, under the command of **, the 359th Brigade successively carried out battles such as upper and lower waist streams and new villages, and won successive battles. In August 1939, in order to defend the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area, ** led the troops back to northern Shaanxi.
In 1944, it was decided to create a revolutionary base in South China. At that time, ** was carrying out production and construction in Nanniwan, and ** arranged for him to escort the southbound cadres to South China to build a revolutionary base safely.
Immediately after receiving the order, ** communicated this task to the fighters of the 359 brigade.
This operation, known as the "Second Long March", is full of challenges and hardships. At that time, we called on everyone to have the spirit of overcoming difficulties, and prepare to start from Yan'an, cross Hunan, Guangdong, and finally reach South China.
However, the road was not all smooth sailing, and we had to face the dilemma of not having food and shelter, and the attacks of the Kuomintang army and the Japanese army. On November 10, 1944, ** led his troops to the south.
On the way south, we advanced while evading the pursuit of the enemy army in order to reduce **. In order to reduce ** as much as possible, the fighters were often led on "make-up marches".
On February 14, 1945, we reached the Yangtze River, only to find that three enemy divisions in the north of the Yangtze River were chasing in our direction. In order to cross the river as soon as possible, ** decided to make a dangerous move.
After observation, he chose Tianjia Town as the best place to force the crossing. Due to the urgency of time, it was decided to have the fighters change into civilian clothes and pass up the river disguised as fishermen.
Under the careful arrangement of the first two echelons, there were no accidents in the crossing of the river in the first two echelons, and they were all considered by the enemy to be the smooth passage of fishermen. However, when the third echelon crossed the river, the sky was getting brighter, and the southbound detachment was exposed.
Fortunately, most of the fighters of the third echelon had already arrived at the shore at that time, and there were no major accidents in this forced crossing operation. Subsequently, the troops continued to move south, and experienced dozens of battles, large and small.
Although there was only one battalion of troops to escort them, ** made full use of the existing advantages and brought the role of each fighter to the extreme, reducing ** as much as possible.
In this way, we did not reach the boundary of Hengyang, Hunan Province until August 1945. At that time, the 359 Brigade received the news that the Japanese army had surrendered and that the civil war was imminent.
Our task was to quickly reach the Hunan and Guangdong borders and join the troops in Guangzhou, create a base area, and prepare for a civil war. After receiving the order, ** had no time to rest, hurriedly adjusted the advance plan and led the troops to continue to advance.
In the face of the great threat of the Kuomintang, the southward detachment led by ** became a thorn in Chiang Kai-shek's side. If it goes south according to the original plan, it is likely to encounter an ambush by the Kuomintang army.
* Wisely adjusted the plan and chose to go north to the Central Plains. This decision was opposed by many people, but he firmly believed that the Red Army's intention to advance was obvious, and Chiang Kai-shek would definitely send troops to block it.
He escalated the plan** and received support. Facts have proved that the conjecture of ** is correct, and Chiang Kai-shek ordered Xue Yue and Yu Hanmou to jointly send troops in an attempt to eliminate the southbound detachment.
Fortunately, the troops moved north in time under the leadership of ** and avoided too many clashes. A month later, they arrived in Huang'an County, Hubei, where the civil war broke out in full swing, and Chiang Kai-shek sent 300,000 troops to besiege the liberated areas of the Central Plains, and ** had to lead his troops north again.
When Chiang Kai-shek besieged 50,000 people in our Central Plains Military Region, he successfully led the surrounding troops to participate in the rescue operation with unique vision and strategy.
He decided to march on the enemy's densely distributed southern Shaanxi region, which was a tough nut, but it was also the goal he wanted to challenge. At the junction of Henan and Shaanxi, he faced an enemy dozens of times his size, took the lead, led the soldiers of the 359 Brigade to fight bravely, and finally occupied the Bauhinia Pass.
However, after the failure of the blockade, Hu Zongnan again transferred 10 divisions from the surrounding area to surround the 359th Brigade in a situation where the enemy was outnumbered. At this critical moment, ** led the fighters to use leggings twisted into ropes and escaped from the valley of more than ten meters.
On July 25, 1946, the 359th Brigade was once again besieged by Hu Zongnan's 7 divisions with a total of 80,000 troops.
This protracted battle, which lasted 63 days, allowed ** and his soldiers to persist in fighting despite lack of food and clothing, and finally returned to Yan'an. After returning to the base area, many of the fighters, including **, were skinny and skinny.
But these difficulties did not stop them, but made them more resilient. In 1948, Chiang Kai-shek was influenced by Hu Zongnan's false intelligence, believing that the Kuomintang had an advantage in the northwest region and the Central Plains region was struggling, so he dispatched a large number of troops to support the Central Plains.
The 30th, 65th, 27th, and 13th Divisions were transferred to the Central Plains. The main force of the troops was placed in the area north of Xi'an, and heavy troops were sent to besiege the Huanglong Mountains.
Hu Zongnan took this opportunity to lead 10 integrated brigades and 1 cavalry regiment for a total of 780,000 people attacked the Huanglong Mountains from the left and right, and waited for an opportunity to occupy Hancheng and Huanglong.
Despite the odds, ** has managed to lead his fighters through crisis after crisis with a unique vision and determination. His wisdom and courage not only made him a model of military leadership, but also made his name a legend in Chinese history.
On July 19, General ** reported to ** the battle plan for crushing Hu Zongnan's attack on the Huanglong Mountains, and after approval, he implemented the plan in accordance with the plan.
This plan envisaged that the 6th Cavalry Division of the Fourth Column would pin down the enemy in the area south of Yijun, first annihilating the enemy's 36th Division and 142nd Regiment, and then destroying the 17th and 38th Divisions.
In addition, two regiments of the third column, one regiment of the second column, and one regiment of the Huanglong Army subdivision formed the left wing corps, and built fortifications in the Hanseong Mountains to resist the enemy's reorganized 38th Division, 17th Division, and 4th Cavalry Regiment, so as to ensure the safety of the left flank of the main force and the smooth flow of transportation lines.
At the suggestion of **, the ** general adopted a combination of a frontal attack and a roundabout flank to assemble the first.
The 11 brigades of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th Columns, totaling 50,000 men, concealed themselves in the mountains southeast and southwest of Shibao, and when the enemy entered the attack range, they carried out a flanking operation and completely annihilated the enemy's integrated 36th Division.
At that time, General ** personally went to the front line to check the readiness of the troops, and it happened that at this time the enemy launched an artillery attack on the position. ** I was very angry when I saw the chief coming to the front line without saying hello in advance, but in fact, he was also thinking about the chief's safety.
But at that time, the situation was urgent, and the tone of speech was a little impulsive, so the two quarreled on the battlefield. After the argument, General ** returned to the command and he understood that ** was worried about his safety.
When it was found that Mr. Peng had returned to the headquarters safely, he led the troops into battle again. In this battle, the 359th Brigade, with the cooperation of fraternal troops, attacked Huti Mountain.
At that time, **'s battle plan was to secretly infiltrate the enemy's position and conduct a surprise attack.
During a combat operation, the 359 Brigade suffered an accident. The fighters were caught off guard by the enemy on the flanks of the position while secretly engaging the enemy. Faced with this situation, ** immediately ordered the troops to cover and called for artillery support.
Subsequently, the entire position was covered with artillery fire, and the enemy, who rushed out of the position, became a "target" under artillery fire. The battle lasted less than an hour, and the 359 Brigade ended the battle in its entirety.
Subsequently, the 359th Brigade and friendly troops converged and continued to advance. In this battle, Yiye, to which the 359 Brigade belonged, successfully recovered Hancheng, Chengcheng, and Heyang, and a total of 2,300 people were sacrificed in the Chenghe Campaign, more than 10,000 enemies were annihilated, and Zhu Xia, the deputy commander of the major general, was captured, and Zhang Xianjue, the chief of staff of the division, was once again eliminated by the Kuomintang to reorganize the 36th Division.
Seeing such a result, Mr. Peng and ** smiled. Although both of them have very fiery personalities and often quarrel when they disagree, this does not affect their mutual appreciation.
Quarrels are just about things and not people, they are all able to distinguish between right and wrong, and cooperate tacitly in battle. In the First Field Army, ** is a well-known scolder, but he respects Mr. Peng very much in his heart, and on matters of principle, he can distinguish right from wrong.